Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16768, Stephen Dow, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
W. H.
Dow, Stephen.
8. 16768
Carded
CONTENTS

4538.
New Hampshire
Stephen Dow
of Hillsboro in the State of N H who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Col. Baldwin in the N H line for 6 Mos 19 Days
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 22 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Jany 1833, and sent to _____ Dana Foster Esq.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  $33.15    Semi-ann. allowance ending 21 Mar 33  11.05     $44.20  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G H McBlain Clerk, Book D - Vol. 1 st Page 150.

Declaration of No. 1. Stephen D. Law
This case contains five papers No from 1. to 5. inclusive.
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Please to place here on the last agency record my best to my agent Sam. Danahy Gibson, Ms.,

State of New Hampshire.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Hillsborough ss.
On this twenty seventh day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate within and for the County of Hillsborough in the Commonwealth State aforesaid Stephen Dorr of Holles aged seventy four years
Who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say
 1 The first engaged for three months to go to White Plains in New York, his Captain was William Read of Holles, his Lieut was Samuel Spalding of Mason, his Ensigns Joel Leend of Deerstabile, the Serjeants were Leaphon, Weyman, and he believes that the Company was attached to Col. Nehemiah Baldwin's Regt. He was mustered before May - Abiel Abbott, & marched to White Plains and then to the Highlands where he remained until his time expired.  2 The next engaged for three months in the year AD 1780 to go to New York was in the Company of Capt. Bangs of Acworth in Col. Moses Nichols Regt. his L t was Eben Jewett, his Ensigns Timothy Nottingham the Serjeants were Dey, Bailey, Wesson and Gowan who were afterwards Serjeant Major - he marched from Holles having been mustered by Stephen Peabody Esq r and proceeded to Red Bank, & remained until his term and returned to Holles in October following.  3 In July AD 1777 there was an alarm and I marched with Capt. Dorr's Company from Holles to Walpole in N H as a volunteer, there was no other Company Officers that I recollect; at Walpole we learned that there had not been an attack and we returned, having served 14 days only. In a very few days there was another alarm, and he marched again as a volunteer under Capt. Dorr from Holles to Dublin N H where he met the troops returning, & came home having served three days only. 
He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever except, the present, and declares that his name is not, on the pension roll, of the agency of any State, the day and year aforesaid Sworn to and subscribed
Stephen Dorr Edmund Parker Judge of Probate Eli Smith
a Clergyman residing in the town of Holles in the county of Hillsborough and I do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Dorr who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed to me this day and year aforesaid Eli Smith Before me

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated.
And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Eli Smith, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the town of Holles, and that Jesse Worcester of the same Holles is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Edmund Parker, Judge of Probate.
I Charles H. Atherton Magistrate Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Hillsborough do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Stephen Dow for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this thirteenth day September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
C. H. Atherton Magistrate.
And I further certify that Daniel Abbott, as a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hillsborough and that the name and signature of office to the Caption on the Deposition of Jonas Woods appears to be his proper signature. And that Benjamin Dole, as a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hillsborough, and that his name and signature to the preceding Certificate appears to be his proper signature. As to the signature of Benjamin Dole, Daniel Abbott this certificate is made from my own knowledge in the world.
Sept 29, 1832.
C. H. Atherton Magistrate.

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss.
At the Court of Probate
begun and held on the twenty seventh day of August. A.D. 1832 on the application of Stephen Dow, claiming to be a soldier of the revolution, the following interrogatories were propounded to him to wit:
1. Where, and in what year, were you born?
Answer. I was born at New Salem in New Hampshire on the 30 th day of December A.D. 1788.
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Ans r . I have no such record, in my possession.
3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Ans r . I lived in Hillsborough till A.D. 1783. When I removed to Deerling in New Hampshire until 1792, when I removed to Hillsborough again where I have lived ever since.
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
Ans r . I was always a volunteer and enlisted at and served upon my own motion.
5. State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops when you served such continental and state regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans r . Capt. Kidder of Lyndeboro, Capt. Spaulding, Col. Bartlett the Command d was Genl. Arnold. Capt. Eben t Webster father of Daniel Webster.
6. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution?
Ans r . Benj a Pool, Benj a Mark Farley, from M c Gregor, Baquet Capt. Nath l Jewett, and Capt. Daniel Bailey —
7. Did you ever receive a discharge from service?
I never received any discharge from service. — Stephen Dow
Attest John H. Hutton . Clerk

11,938-
Stephen Dorr
Private
6 month & 19 days
admiral
Yr. S. E.
New Hampshire Roll
$22.10-
Samuel G. Dorr Maps Boston Mass

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BRIEF in the case of  Stephen Dorr of Holles  of Hillsboro  in the State of  New Hampshire  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? ~  3. How old is he? 74  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served..   Years, Months, Days. As a Genl     autumn '78 1 3 private Capt M c Read Col. Baldwin   1880 x 3 16 ~ Capt Barns Col. Nichols   July '77 0 37 ~ Capt Emerson   x Per Roll of Service  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Halles NH 
 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 4 living Witnesses 
 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  The Affidavits of Witnesses have not in them the Seal of a clerical court to the authenticity of the magistrate's signature  I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
Wm C. Eastman Examining Clerk.
+ on Roll of Service  0 do do 2 3 days

16 768
INVALID.
am
File No. 16,768
Stephen Dow
Div Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 101
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Affidavit of No. 4 Capt. Dan Bailey in the case of Stephen Dow

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. July 25 1882
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth
Capt. Daniel Baily ————— who subscribed the annexed Deposition
and made solemn Oath that the same is just and true in all its particulars, according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Sam. Dana

I Daniel Bailey do testify and say that I served in the War of the revolution and was in a Campaign at White Plains in New York  at least in 1776. as by my decla- ration on file in the Pension Office will appear and I further testify that I well know Stephen Dorr of Haver and was known that he served three months at White Plains  at least in Capt. William Reads Company, in Col. Nathan Baldwin's Regiment in which I also served.
Dan Bailey
1817

N o 3 Affidavit of Daniel Merrill in the case of Stephen Dow

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex
ss.
July 25
1832
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for all Counties in said Commonwealth
the
Daniel Merrill
annexed Deposition
who subscribed the
and made solemn Oath that the same is just and true in all its particulars according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Sam d Dana

I Daniel Merrill aged seventy one years do depone and say that I served in the War of the Revolution and was at West Point in the year Ad 1780 as will appear by my declaration on file in the Pension Office -
And I do further testify that I well know Stephen Douglass who is my Brother in law and that he served three months at West Point in the Company of Capt. William Bains in Col. Moses Nichols Regiment in which I served at the same time.
Daniel Merrill

Affidavit of N o 52 Isaac Trench in the case Stephen Dow

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex
ss.
July 25.
1832
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for Counties in said Commonwealth
all
the
Isaac French
annexed
Deposition
who subscribed the
and made solemn Oath, that the same is just and true in all its particulars according to the best of his knowledge and belief
Sam Dana

I Isaac French aged 81 years do testify and say that I was in the War of the revolution, on the  year  seventy six And I well know that Stephen Dow of Hollis served in that War that he engaged to White Plains in New York in the year A.D. 1776 and enlisted in Capt. William Read's Company in Col. Nathan Bal- dwin's Regiment for the term of three months which he served in that Company to which I also belonged and served. — Isaac French

N o 25
Affidavit of Jonas Woods in the case of Stephen Dorr

Jonas Woods
Dep. o
on Application
of
Stephen Dorr.

Dunstable
I Jonas Woods of Holles in the county of Hillsborough and State of New-Hampshire, in the seventy third year of my age testify & say, that in the year one Thousand and seven hundred & seventy seven, there was a call made upon the militia of Holles in said county, where I then lived among other towns for the militia to turn out & go to Ticonderoga, which was then besieged by Burgoyne's Army - I turned out as a Volunteer, with sundry others & march'd in the direction for joining the Army of the Revolution There - After two days march we had information not to proceed any further, and the Capt. we had put ourselves under (Capt Emerson of said Holles) ordered our return Home - I was absent on this expedition four days - I further depose, that soon after, there was another alarm to turn out for the same place, and I again turn'd out under Lieut. Jewett of said Holles & marched for the same place - on the second day we had orders again to return, which we did, being absent, on this last expedition three days -
And I further depose that Stephen Dard then & still of said Holles turned out as a Volunteer in each of said expeditions with me in the same Company & was absent on the days aforesaid, for the same length of time which I was - I was well acquainted with said Dard at that time & have been ever since & know that he served as above stated. -
Jonas Woods
State of New-Hampshire
Hillsborough ss. Aug. 31. 1832. Then the above named Jonas Woods personally appeared & made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true. Before Dan t Abbot Jur. Peace
I certify that the above named deponent is a credible witness. Dan t Abbot Jur. Peace